EMEA HR Business Partner (HRBP) at Oracle

Preferred Qualifications

We are looking for an experienced & talented strategic EMEA HR Business Partner to support some of our Applications leaders in EMEA (mostly in the ECEMEA region), acting as their trusted advisor & an integral part of their leadership team.

By joining us, you will be part of a highly motivated team of HR Business Partners who support the EMEA Applications organisation across a population of approx. 7,000 employees & 40+ countries.

Now is an exciting time for our Cloud growth. With “best in class” products and services, we continue to build a world class Cloud Sales team, focused on delivering value to our customers.

If you are ready to take the next step in your HR career, then a move to support the Applications business will help you develop your skills in a fast-moving environment.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

Trusted Advisor:

• Providing sound strategic advice to (Senior) Vice Presidents & Snr leaders across EMEA Applications, acting as their Trusted Advisor
• Build effective relationships & contribute to the strategy of the organisation
• Work closely with the leadership team, keeping close to their decision-making process to influence strategy development and anticipate people implications
• Core member of the Leadership Team within the Business you support
• Collaborate with EMEA HR, Local Country HR, Compensation & Benefits, Talent Development, Finance and Business Operations teams

Strategic Thinker:

• Develop HR plans to support strategic fiscal year business plans, and drive implementation activities e.g.
  • Manage organisational restructure & change programmes as appropriate
  • Retention & Development activities of key employees  
  • Drive compensation planning activities
  • Reduction in Force management across multiple countries/legal jurisdictions in partnership with country HR teams
  • EMEA-wide projects related to the overall business strategy
  • Integration of acquired companies/employees

Change Agent:

• Support compensation processes (stock, bonus, salary budgets) in conjunction with Leadership and C&B.   
• Drive Talent Management activity across the region working with Senior Leaders. Facilitate Talent Review Boards, Succession Planning, and identification of Leadership talent
• Co-ordinate & manage senior level promotions
• Educate Management on available HR tools, programs, resources that support their employees retention & development
• Provide advice & opinion on Organisational Design

Problem Solver:

• Engage with Senior Stakeholders and local HR to resolve complex issues effectively i.e.
  • Retention of employees
  • Exit Strategies
  • Executive Recruitment
  • Structural changes impacting multiple countries
  • Snr Employee Relation issues

Key Attributes/Skills:

• Significant generalist HR experience (5+ years as a guide) working across multiple countries, preferably with experience in the IT sector & growth strategies in a dynamic talent marketplace
• High energy, sense of optimism, curiosity, urgency and responsiveness is a must
• Must have strong interpersonal, collaboration and communication skills and be able to build relationships at all levels of the organization. Ability to develop/maintain successful ‘account management’ type relationships 
• Commercially driven with the ability to quickly gain credibility with Snr. executives by understanding the commercials of their sales business   
• Ability to review and solve complex HR problems in multiple countries
• Ability to create executive summaries, reports, process guidelines, documents/proposals etc
• Flexible to travel (in EMEA)
• Good Presentation skills (Fluent English essential, additional language(s) a plus)
• Ability to lead and drive activities and projects across EMEA to successful, time bound outcomes.
• Strong Team player – able to contribute through collaboration and create most effective solutions for business needs
• Experience operating in an international environment
• Results driven with a strong ‘can do’ attitude.

Detailed Description and Job Requirements

 Partners with business units/divisions in delivering Corporate and Divisional HR policies and programs.

Join a leading HR group consulting with management and employees on HR practices and procedures. Manage employee relations issues and conduct investigations in support of corporate ethics and values. Participate in company-wide programs and initiatives (e.g., manpower planning, salary/bonus/stock review, organizational change, performance management, and training assessment).

Leading contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others. Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in area of specialization. Key skills and abilities include coaching, influencing, facilitation, presentation, communication, process development, analysis, and problem solving. Ability to travel. 8 years generalist experience and BA/BS degree. Experience in an HR specialty a plus.